FaultScore

Audi A4 Cabriolet vs Pontiac Lemans

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Audi A4 Cabriolet Pontiac Lemans
Complaints on file 69 172
Model years covered 2006–2009 1977–1993
Worst model year 2009
Best model year 2008
Crashes reported 3 16
Fires reported 0 6
Injuries reported 0 12
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Airbags Seat Belts
Share of complaints involving harm 4.3% 19.8%

Audi A4 Cabriolet by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 57 82.6%
Engine & Cooling 4 5.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 3 4.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 2.9%
Electrical System 1 1.4%
Lights 1 1.4%
Other & Unspecified 1 1.4%

Pontiac Lemans by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Seat Belts 56 32.6%
Brakes 32 18.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 15 8.7%
Electrical System 13 7.6%
Engine & Cooling 11 6.4%
Suspension 6 3.5%
Lights 6 3.5%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 2.9%